The city of Tarragona will host, on October 14 and 15, 2023, the XV National Encounter of Divine Mercy
The Archbishop of the diocese, Mr. Joan Planellas Barnosell, welcomed the celebration this morning and showed his full support and adherence to the celebration of this meeting.
As every year, the different diocesan groups of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy existing in Spain will participate in the event.
The meetings of this movement are an annual call that take place in different parts of Spain, around the feast of Pope Saint John Paul II.
As every year, the different diocesan groups of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy existing in Spain will participate in the event.
The meetings of this movement are an annual call that take place in different parts of Spain, around the feast of Pope Saint John Paul II.
(Divine Mercy).- The city of Tarragona will host, on October 14 and 15, 2023, the XV National Encounter of Divine Mercy
The Archbishop of the diocese, Mr. Joan Planellas Barnosell, has welcomed, this morning, the celebration of it.
The coordinating priests of the Divine Mercy Apostolate Movement in Spain, with the exception of one who was unable to participate for reasons of pastoral agenda, had the opportunity to be received in audience by the Archbishop, who has shown its full support and adherence to holding this meeting in which, once again, the different diocesan groups of the Apostolate of Divine Mercy existing in Spain will participate.
The meetings of this movement are an annual call that take place in different parts of Spain, around the feast of Pope Saint John Paul II, the great, Apostle of Divine Mercy, around October 22, the nearest weekend. All those who attend follow the spirituality of Divine Mercy, which springs from the Diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska, rooted in Sacred Scripture and the Tradition of the Church, which is why Saint John Paul II proposed it to the Universal Church as a necessary reality for our days, having as its essence the confidence in the mercy of God and in being merciful to our neighbor.
in these encounters the experience of mercy is shared in the different groups scattered throughout the Spanish geography.
Usually it follows a scheme organizational development in two days. In the first, the meeting of all attendees takes place, followed by the “Via Crucis”, normally in an emblematic tour of the host city, a training talk, confessions, Eucharist and prayer vigil and testimonies with the recitation of the Chaplet (Rosary of Mercy). The second day begins with another training talk, recitation of the chaplet, Eucharist presided over by the bishop of the Diocese that hosts, and a fraternal meal for all the participants who sign up for it. An event that seeks the unity of all the Divine Mercy groups, mutual knowledge, sharing experiences, living the faith together, the formation of members, common prayer, the propagation of the message of Mercy and the revitalization of the spirituality in Spain.
Normally, these meetings are followed by another series of appointments that are communicated to all the participants to reinforce the activities proposed at the national level such as pilgrimages, spiritual exercises, congresses, symposiums…
currently exist associations of Divine Mercy in the dioceses of Valencia, Cáceres, Orihuela-Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Murcia and Lérida, among others.
We invite you to pray, from now on, for the spiritual fruits of this meeting.
We give you ‘Past, present and future of Opus Dei’